1
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the homestead act was when
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1862
2
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purchase of Alaska was when
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1867
3
Q
completion of the railroad was when
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1869
4
Q
spanish American war was when
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1898
5
Q
hawaii became organized us territory when
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1900
6
Q
railroads became the main form of transportation by the _____
A
1860s
7
Q
______ was hired to lay track west from Nebraska
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union pacific railroad
8
Q
______ was hired to lay track east from California
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central Pacific railroad
9
Q
the companys met and completed the railroad at __________
A
promontory point, Utah
10
Q
5th continental railroad greatly developed by the private funding of James hill
A
the great northern
11
Q
______ brought the greatest decade of railroad growth in American history
A
the 1800s
12
Q
integrated railroad lines and provided services from NY to chicago and st. louis
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
13
Q
most successful railroad business tycoon
A
Jay Gould
14
Q
same distance between railroads on allllll roads
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standard gauge
15
Q
developed the “sleeping car” for travel
A
George pullman
16
Q
developed the airbrake
A
George Westinghouse
17
Q
controlled most of the telegraph networks across the country
A
western union company
18
Q
allowed trains to be on time as they travelled great distances
A
time zones
19
Q
pikes peak and Comstock lode caused many ___________ to grow in the west
A
mining towns
20
Q
_____ industry grew in the west due to large herds of Texas longhorns
A
beef
21
Q
Kansas city and chicago were known for ______
A
meatpacking houses
22
Q
favorite route of long cattle drives
A
chisholm trail
23
Q
towns where herds met rail lines
A
cow towns
24
Q
made it possible to ship fresh beef to industrial centers
A
refrigerator car
25
allowed farmers to receive 160 acres of land in the west for 10$ upon agreeing to live there for5 years
homestead act
26
what were common prairie houses
dugouts and sod houses
27
what were the staple food source of the prairie
corn
28
chilled iron plow
James Oliver
29
barbed wire
joseph Glidden
30
the nations breadbasket
the great plains
31
known for flour milling processes and mills in Minneapolis
Charles Alfred Pillsbury
32
added to the union in 1864
Nevada
33
added to the union in 1867
Nebraska
34
added to the union 100 yrs after the dec of ind. called the centennial state
Colorado
35
last western state settled by sooners
oklahoma
36
by the _____, the west was completely colonized
1890
37
many native American tribes were _______ or ________ out of their land
displaced or cheated
38
the govt. betrayed who and their land was stolen
Cheyenne and Arapaho
39
nothing posed a greater threat to the natives than the ______
destruction of the buffalo
40
one of the most powerful tribes of the northern plains
Sioux
41
the Sioux were promised the black hills in the dakota territory, but were betrayed when gold was found, this resulted in what
the Sioux war
42
most famous battle of the Sioux war; colonel george Custer ad his men were killed by the sioux chief CRAZY HORSE and medicine man SITTING BULL
battle of little big horn
43
led by chief Joseph what battle
nez perce
44
fiercest tribe was _____
the apache
45
famous leader of the apache
Geronimo
46
last major conflict between America and the native Americans ; many innocent natives were killed In this massacre
wounded knee
47
native American who introduced the ghost dance
wovoka
48
a century of dishonor; a described the unjust treatment
Helen Jackson
49
Congress passed the dawes act in 1887 to offer what to the native Americans
land
50
created reservation lands for the tribes across America
Indian reorganization act
51
sensational stories about the west
dime novels
52
one of the best known heroes of the west;
Carson City is named after him
kit Carson
53
also known as buffalo bill, becasue of his hunting escapades; performed in the wild west shows in the east
William Cody
54
famous lawmen
Wyatt earp and James Hickock
55
famous woman of the west
calamity Jane and annie oakley
56
famous outlaws in the west
Jesse James and William bonney Jr.
57
sec of state who purchased Alaska from russia in 1867
William Seward
58
Alaska became a state in _______
1959
59
gold was discovered In 1897 where
Klondike mountains
60
one of the 1st us possessions outside of North America
tutuila
61
the island controlled by the US are called _____
samoa
62
America created what agreement with Hawaii
reciprocal trade agreement
63
_______ was used as a coaling and repair station
pearl harbor
64
disapproved of the most American annexations bout sought aid from the US govt.
queen liliuokalani
65
Hawaii became the 50th state in ____
1959
66
the US would oppose any European interference in Latin American nations
Monroe doctrine
67
sent archduke maximillian to fight Mexico
Napoleon III
68
England repaid damages done by their warships during the civil war
treaty of Washington
69
the settlement of a dispute by a party chosen to hear both sides and come to a conclusion
arbitration
70
gold caused a dispute between the border of venezuela and british Guiana
venezuela border dispute
71
Spanish leader that issued a reconcentration order forcing the non fighting Cubans into camps
valeriano weyler
72
sensational news about the conditions of Cuba used to motivate America towards war
yellow journalism
73
a letter sent to Spain with derogatory remarks about president McKinley, it was intercepted and printed in the new York journal
de lome letter
74
what ship was destroyed in Havana, Cuba
USS Maine
75
what became America's battle cry
remember the Maine
76
stated that americas intention in this was was to free Cuba, not fight them
teller amendment
77
war was declared when
1898
78
battleship that made a 14000 mile journey around the tip of south America to join the conflict
USS Oregon
79
the first combat in the war was a naval battle in _______
manila
80
led the American fleet to victory
George Dewey
81
the American fleet blockaded Cuba under the leadership of who
William t. Sampson
82
leader of the Spanish naval fleet
pascual cervera
83
leader of the 7-man crew that blocked the channel leading to Santiago by sinking the _______
Merrimac
84
a volunteer group that was part of the Initial invasion of Cuba at_____ led by Theodore roosevelt
San Juan hill
85
the US invaded _____, forcing Spanish land forces to retreat
Puerto Rico
86
Spain agreed to leave ____ and cede Puerto Rico and Guam to the US
Cuba
87
signed in 1898 to free Cuba and Guam was annexed
treaty of Paris
88
the philippines was purchased for 20 million
treaty of Paris
89
us army general that took charge of Cuba for 4 yrs.
Leonard wood
90
us army doctor who led the commission that cured yellow fever alongside _____
Dr. Carlos j finlay
91
conditions under which cuba would gain independence
platt amendment
92
strategic us naval base in Cuba
guantanamo bay
93
Puerto Rico became an organized territory
foraker act
94
famous revolutionary from the Philippines
Emilio aguinaldo
95
first civil governor of the Philippines
William Howard Taft
96
key naval base territory for the United States
Guam
97
the constitution does not follow the flag
insular case
history brah
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historyy chap 180
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chap 2116
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states and capitols50
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chap 364
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test 1- bro lowk don't study this deck, js study the chapters, you'll pass the test better that way fs yo78
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chap 442
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chap 567
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chap 671
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test 251
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chap 788
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chap 876
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chap 989
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chap 1011
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chpapyr 1152
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chapter 1255
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chapter 1369
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chapter 1454
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chpyte 15\61
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chopter 1676
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chapiuter 1745
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chapter 1879
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chapyrt 1981
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chapter 20!!!!!!97
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chapter 2185
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CHPATRE 2265
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hcpater 2377
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chpagtre 2429
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hcapyert 25 half of it65
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chapter 2641
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vvhcaptyer 277
